Lehigh Carbon Community College

Community Services Center

Exterior shot of LCCC's Community Services Center.

Exterior shot of LCCC's Community Services Center.

• Owner: Publicly owned

• Founded: 1966

• Sector: Education

• Company description: Lehigh Carbon Community College is a two-year community college providing educational opportunities from associate degrees to workforce training and community education. LCCC has a main campus in Schnecksville, with four other locations across Lehigh, Schuylkill and Carbon counties.

• Number of employees: 1,085

• Hiring plans: Any replacement positions are being reviewed before posting and advertising.

• The energy connection: The institution maintains an economical standard in energy consumption by obtaining energy-efficient technologies and equipment, and upgrading current equipment.

• Budgeted energy costs: In the fiscal year 2011-12, the institution's energy costs represented 4.1 percent of the annual budget. The percentage has gone up in recent years due to a number of factors but primarily because of the construction of a new building on LCCC's main campus. Another factor affecting energy costs is the rising price of energy. It is to be noted that because of recent investigations into energy efficiencies, Lehigh Carbon Community College is estimating that the energy costs will lower to 3.7 percent of annual budget in the fiscal year 2012-13.

• Energy investments: Over the past 15 years, our institution has investigated different types of technologies and purchased more modern equipment for Automatic Temperature Controls, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning and lighting. All new buildings and renovations have met the most modern energy-saving criteria. LCCC is also part of an energy-buying consortium to save costs.